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CRPF seeks report from Pahalgam unit commanding officer who rushed in first

New Delhi: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has sought details from the commanding officer of its Pahalgam unit who, along with his quick action team commandos, was the first to reach Baisaran meadow where terrorists shot 26 people dead on April 22, sources said. They said CRPF Director General G P Singh held a […]

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CM launches JK Pension Suvidha portal for retiring employees, pensioners

Portal to streamline pension settlement process SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday launched the Pension Suvidha Portal at the Civil Secretariat here. Developed by the Finance Department, J&K in collaboration with the National Informatics Center (NIC) and the Principal Accountant General (A&E), J&K, the portal marks a significant step towards digitizing the pension sanctioning process […]

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Pak troops target forward posts along LoC in 8 sectors across JK

Indian Army retaliates Jammu: Pakistani troops continued to violate the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, resorting to unprovoked firing across multiple sectors and prompting a strong and calibrated response from the Indian Army. This marks the 12th consecutive night of such provocations amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan […]

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India’s human development continues to make progress, ranks 130 out of 193 countries

India’s human development continues to make progress, ranks 130 out of 193 countries

New Delhi: India continues its steady rise on the Human Development Index (HDI), ranking 130 out of 193 countries in the 2025 Human Development Report (HDR) released on Tuesday by the UN Development Programme. Between 2022 and 2023, India improved its HDI ranking from 133 to 130, and its HDI value increased from 0.676 in […]

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Reservation in India like railway, those inside don’t want others to come in: SC

Reservation in India like railway, those inside don’t want others to come in: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday compared reservation in the country with “a railway” or a train and said those who enter the compartment “don’t want others to come in”. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh made the remarks while hearing a plea opposing the other backward class (OBC) reservation […]

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Tension along International Border: Farmers rush to wrap up harvest

Suchetgarh (Jammu): Farmers living along the nearly 200-km-long International Border in Jammu and Kashmir are racing against time to complete the harvest process amid heightened tension following the Pahalgam terror attack. In the three districts of Jammu, Samba, and Kathua, about 1.25 lakh hectares of agricultural land falls within the shelling range of Pakistan. Villages […]

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Govt notifies cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims nationwide

New Delhi: The government has notified cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims nationwide, under which they will be entitled to a maximum amount of Rs 1.5 lakh per accident per person. According to a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the scheme has come into force with effect from […]

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Pahalgam terror attack: UN Security Council member nations pose tough questions to Pakistan

New York: UN Security Council member nations have posed tough questions to Pakistan while discussing the Pahalgam terror attack amid increasing global outrage over the dastardly strike that killed 26 civilians. The Security Council refused to issue a statement following the meeting which was held in a consultative room rather than the main hall, effectively […]

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Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla project: Northern Railway flags delay in tunnel communication work

New Delhi: The communication system inside the escape tunnels between two sections of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramula Rail Link Project (USBRL) is incomplete and yet to be fine-tuned, the Northern Railway complained in a written communication to the Konkan Railway Communication Limited, its service provider. The final Katra-Sangaldan section of the 272-km USBRL project was to be […]

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Silent Exit of the Postman

Silent Exit of the Postman

By: Narayan Kizhumundayur He once came humming through the lanes, the low whistle of his cycle bell as familiar as the sunlit mornings themselves. The postman, clad in khaki and modesty, carrying a canvas bag swollen with paper dreams, was not merely a government employee. He was a symbol of something deeper—an emissary of emotions, […]